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Saturday, October 10, 2009

PMI Certifications Overview

Project Management Institute (PMI) offers a comprehensive certification program for project
practitioners of all education and skill levels. Currently consisting of
six credentials, the program demonstrates both your commitment to the
profession and your expertise through certifying education, experience
and competency. Rigorously developed by project managers, PMI
certifications ensure that you and your projects excel.

As project management is one of the top skillsets demanded by
organizations around the world, this is more important now than ever
before. One-fifth of the world’s GDP, or more than $12 trillion, is
spent on projects. And with many skilled practitioners leaving or
scheduled to leave the workforce due to retirement — a trend the Society
of Human Resources (SHRM) identifies as having a major strategic impact
for 64% of organizations worldwide — there is a great demand for
knowledgeable project managers

When these opportunities arise, certification helps make sure
that you’ll be ready. There are already more than 460,000 PMI credential
holders around the world and in every industry, from healthcare,
telecommunications and finance to IT and construction.

The 2010 PMI Pulse of the Profession study found that
organizations with more than 35% PMP certified project managers had
better project performance. And according to a 2007 PricewaterhouseCoopers survey, 80% of high-performing projects use a
credentialed project manager. Make sure you’re one of them by earning a
PMI certification.

The decision to earn a project management certification is a big one, so
make sure you choose one that best fits your current expertise and your
future career plans.